# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201211276` · 12/1/2020 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 12400 Presidents Court, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32220
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 1, 2020, an employee was assisting a co-worker with unloading a treadmill package when he felt discomfort in his abdomen. He was later hospitalized with an umbilical hernia.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*